Parental Mental Health Support
Being a parent can be the most rewarding job in the world, but it can also bring challenges – which may affect your mental health. As part of Parent Mental Health Day, a brand-new web page has been created as a one stop shop for parents needing information, advice or tips – whether you’re a […]
Amazing Art with Class 2 🤩
We are very proud of the children in Class 2. They have created a wall hanging inspired by the artist Anna Ray. What an achievement to be a true artist already – aged just four and five years old! Well done guys. 👏
Monkwood Recommends ‘Alfie Wins a Prize’
Welcome to our second “Monkwood Recommends”. Ms Turner has chosen a Shirley Hughes book as this author was one of her favourites, and this story in particular was one that she enjoyed sharing with her own children. Blurb: Alfie’s painting ‘Motorbike Man’ has been entered in the children’s painting competition at the ‘Big School’s’ Harvest Fair. His friends have […]
Library Day – FS1 📚
Every Friday we have library day. We all bring our book bags and we visit our school library. It’s so cosy and has so many books to chose from! We love to share books with our adults and friends. We choose a book that we like and we take it home to show our families. […]
Pop’s Outdoor Adventure with Year 6 🌲
Year 6 have worked in the woods with Pop’s Outdoor Adventure last week to create some amazing totem poles using clay and branches.
1984 Miners’ Strike with Year 6
As part of our local history learning on the 1984 Miners’ Strike, Year 6 had a visit from a former miner. We asked him lots of questions to find out how important the mining community was in the local area.
North America Biomes with Year 6
In geography, we have been learning about the different biomes in North America. Each group researched the weather, plants and animals of their biome and then presented their findings to the class. We loved seeing all their presentations and hearing about what they had discovered! 🌎
Oh! Year 2 do like to be beside the Seaside!
What a fantastic trip year 2 had to Scarborough this week! 🏖 The children had lots of fun dressing up as Victorians on beach in the museum and looking at seaside objects past and present. They also loved looking at the harbour, eating ice cream and playing on the beach! All the children in year 2 […]
Science Career’s Month Visit
As part of our Science Career’s Month, we were very lucky to have a scientist visit our school from Jessop’s Hospital, Sheffield. Davina Hulme is a Senior Clinical Embryologist and has over 20 years experience in this field. In an assembly, she spoke to children in Y1-Y6 about her love of Science from a very young […]
Monkwood Recommends… The Girl Who Stole An Elephant
Welcome to our first “Monkwood Recommends…” Over the coming weeks, staff will be sharing some of their favourite books with you in the hope that you might be inspired to give them a go! Here is Mrs Edmondson’s recommendation… The Girl Who Stole An Elephant I have just started reading this with my 8 year […]
